The Washington critic., 1887-09-29
GENERAL NEWS NOTES,

The Stanton Hotel, at stanton, Del, was
burned yesterday. Loss, 5000; insurance,
$500.
Fire at Paine, Paulding County, Ohio,
yesterday, destroyed row OF business
blocks. Loss, $4,000.
The Improved Sewerage ard Sewage Util-
izatlon Company of New York has been
placed In the hands OF a receiver.
General Edward Hopkins, collector of
customs for the district Of st. Johns, Fla,
died yesterday, in the nth year Of his age
The schooner Charles @. Lister from WI
mipgton, with coal, ran ashore on Fire
Island Inlet yesterday. The captain has
abandoned the vessel.
The National Command, Union Veterans
Association, In annual session at Cleveland,
yesterday elected as commander in-chief NJ.
A. Dillon Of Washington aud other officers.
Buck Taylor, the King Of the Cowboys,
has sufficiently recovered from his late ac-
cident to ride again, much to the delight of
the Hon. William Cody and his aristocratic
London friends.
Sir Lyon and Lady Edith Playfair, who
have been visiting Lady Playfair's parents
at Nahant and making short trips to neigh
boring summer resorts, will return TO Eng
land early in October.
The Board of Managers of the Produce
Exchange, at a meeting held yesterday af-
ternoop, approved OF the recent vote rcla-
tive to having a continuous session up to 3
p. M, and 1t will go into effect after having
been posted ten days.
Senator Hawley Is very popular man, II
one may Judge BY the shower Of congratula-
tions aud good wishes that the announce
ment of his coming marriage has evoked
from the press throughout the country.
The Westinghouse Electric Light Com
DfttghnfD hnp ian
Houston Electric Light Company OF Boston
have arranged to consolidate. All suits
between the companies have been with
drawn.
A magnificent race was rowed on the Sus-
quehanna river yesterday at Owego, N. Y,
between Charles Il. Courtney and George
Bubear. The race was q mile and u half
and return for 81 900 q side, and was won
by Courtney in 1895.
Calvin lIoupt, who lived near Morcers
burg, Pa, was probably fatally injured
| Tuesday. He was riding upon the lazy
board Of heavy wagon, and when he at
tempted to draw the brakes fell TO the
ground. The large wheel passed over his
head and crushed 1t badly.
The statement that Richard D. Aliger,
agent OF the British America Assurance
| Company In New York, had been arrested
| on charge of forgery MS he was about to
| SInUAIh lOI Iuiblb lIbht' W nave uLtN
| wholly without foundation, The man
arrested was William II, Loew, an attorney
The board OF directors Of the recognized
New York, Chicago aud ST. Louis Railroad
| yesterday organized by elcctIng l. Cald-
well president, Wm. X. Vanderbilt chair
man OF the board of directors, and Allyn
Cox secretary aud treasurer Resolutions
We're passed authorizing the mortgage
for S2O,OOO,O0O, and Immediately after
1 oil l. hsa14 4t.aRH RN aVh > AL lhA
mortgage.
Max O'Relrs real name i5 Paul Blouet.
He wears slugle eyeglass and Is typical
| Frenchman, 30 years old, brunette, With
bright, sparkling eyes, and lively, engag-
ing manner lie Judges England by a
French standard, but although not blind to
her faults, he IS very kind 70 her virtues,
and says with Yultaire; "lf could have
chosen my birthplace, | would have chosen
| EnglGnd.n When hU comes over here to
lecture he will strike out England and in.
aert the United States.